John Smith's Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap)

York

15:10

Date 2024-07-13

Distance 1m2f56y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £103,080

Winning Time 2m 9.66s (slow by 1.36s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Enfjaar (IRE) Jack Mitchell · Roger Varian	15/2	Won
2nd	Botanical (IRE) P J McDonald · Roger Varian	9/2F	1.75
3rd	Tony Montana (GB) Hector Crouch · Michael Bell	28/1	.5
4th	Kingfisher King (GB) Oisin Orr · William Haggas	12/1	0.3
5th	Epic Poet (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	15/2	.75
6th	Euchen Glen (GB) Cam Hardie · Jim Goldie	40/1	0.3
7th	Remaadd (IRE) Harry Davies · William Haggas	8/1	0.3
8th	Take Heart (IRE) Ben Coen · J P Murtagh	16/1	.5
9th	Dual Identity (IRE) Brandon Wilkie · William Knight	22/1	1
10th	Kihavah (GB) Paul Mulrennan · Adrian Paul Keatley	40/1	1.75
11th	Liberty Lane (IRE) Sam James · K R Burke	14/1	.75
12th	Astro King (IRE) Richard Kingscote · Daniel & Claire Kubler	16/1	0.2
13th	Loyal Touch (IRE) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	40/1	0.3
14th	Crack Shot (IRE) Saffie Osborne · Ed Walker	9/1	.75
15th	Machete (FR) Joanna Mason · David O'Meara	50/1	1.75
16th	Paradias (GER) George Wood · Alan King	18/1	0.2
17th	Haunted Dream (IRE) Daniel Muscutt · Hamad Al Jehani	7/1	1.5
18th	Box To Box (IRE) Connor Planas · Hugo Palmer	28/1	2.25
19th	Penzance (GB) Alistair Rawlinson · Michael Appleby	18/1	6
20th	Killybegs Warrior (IRE) Billy Garritty · Charlie Johnston	66/1	6.5

Runners (23)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (6)	Botanical Bay J:P J McDonald T:Roger Varian	J:P J McDonald T:Roger Varian	135	—	231-10	107	119	94	25d	—	—	+4	18.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Disappointing at Royal Ascot but on fast ground; impressive in C&D handicap previously
10 (22)	Epic Poet Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	125	—	670-62	97	124	97	22d	—	—	+3	15.4	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Runner-up in Royal Ascot handicap and remains well treated on his old French form
4 (24)	Haunted Dream Grey J:Daniel Muscutt T:H Al Jehani	J:Daniel Muscutt T:H Al Jehani	132	—	4-2742	104	121	111	25d	—	—	+5	16.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Better than ever the last twice (Listed 2nd at Royal Ascot latest); firmly in calculations
7 (1)	Enfjaar Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	127	h	1006-1	99	119	74	23d	—	—	+14	25.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Won readily at Chelmsford; could be well treated under penalty if confirming that promise
18 (2)	Remaadd Bay J:Harry Davies T:William Haggas	J:Harry Davies T:William Haggas	121	t	213-35	103	115	93	51d	—	—	+7	15.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Sole 3yo in the field; third in Group 3 Classic Trial in April and not ruled out
3 (23)	Liberty Lane Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	134	—	10-017	106	118	104	43d	—	—	+9	15.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Looked good when winning at Newmarket then suffered torrid passage when seventh at Epsom
23 (11)	Crack Shot Bay J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	J:Saffie Osborne T:Ed Walker	120	—	10-140	92	122	102	24d	—	—	+6	12.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won competitive 1m handicap at Newmarket in May but hasn't threatened since
11 (8)	Kingfisher King Chestnut J:Oisin Orr T:William Haggas	J:Oisin Orr T:William Haggas	124	—	21234-	96	122	94	274d	—	—	+16	21.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
No impact last autumn in first two handicaps but trainer has good record in this race
1 (14)	Astro King Bay J:Richard Kingscote T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	J:Richard Kingscote T:Daniel & Claire Kubler	139	—	6-8249	111	117	84	25d	—	—	+11	16.7	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Excelled in big-field handicaps last year - runner-up in this and winning the Cesarewitch
15 (7)	Paradias Bay J:George Wood T:Alan King	J:George Wood T:Alan King	123	—	5450-2	95	122	110	43d	—	—	+12	17.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Returned from break with good second at Epsom and he's an each-way contender once more
14 (21)	Take Heart Grey J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	J:Ben Coen T:J P Murtagh	124	p	15-024	96	114	79	29d	—	—	+8	12.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
In good form at Cork the last twice; this lightly raced 4yo is open to further improvement
6 (3)	Penzance Grey J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	J:Alistair Rawlinson T:Michael Appleby	128	—	1-1126	100	117	82	29d	—	—	+16	20.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Thrived on AW after joining this yard; could improve for last month's sixth of 17 over C&D
13 (20)	Box To Box Bay J:Connor Planas(3) T:Hugo Palmer	J:Connor Planas(3) T:Hugo Palmer	124	—	3-0222	96	119	102	28d	—	—	+11	14.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Career-best form when second at Chester the last twice, but that's his favourite course
8 (18)	Dual Identity Bay J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:William Knight	J:Brandon Wilkie(5) T:William Knight	125	—	0-5136	97	120	93	7d	—	—	+9	12.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Sandown specialist but arrives in good form and not ruled out on first visit here
20 (10)	Tony Montana Bay J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	J:Hector Crouch T:Michael Bell	121	—	03-110	93	117	92	22d	—	—	+9	11.6	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Two wins in May; retains potential despite Royal Ascot flop, but hard to be confident here
9 (19)	Kihavah Chestnut J:Paul Mulrennan T:Adrian Paul Keatley	J:Paul Mulrennan T:Adrian Paul Keatley	125	tp	2-7429	97	119	101	25d	—	—	+13	16	8.25/1	33/1 3%
The drop back in trip poses a question but he has a fine record here; each-way chance
22 (5)	Euchen Glen Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Jim Goldie	J:Cam Hardie T:Jim Goldie	121	—	-09241	93	122	96	21d	—	—	+22	23.8	12.50/1	50/1 2%
5 (15)	Killybegs Warrior Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Charlie Johnston	J:Billy Garritty T:Charlie Johnston	130	—	-26700	102	118	96	29d	—	—	+12	14.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Edging down the weights but has finished down the field on his last three starts
19 (13)	Machete b/br J:Joanna Mason T:David O'Meara	J:Joanna Mason T:David O'Meara	121	—	49-407	93	117	72	14d	—	—	+9	11.2	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Excuses the last twice and well treated on last season's best French form; a possible
21 (16)	Loyal Touch Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	121	—	272015	93	116	99	14d	—	—	+18	19.7	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Two wins this year but there's a suspicion today's assignment will prove too competitive
NR (9)	Marhaba The Champ Chestnut J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	J:Shane Gray T:Kevin Ryan	124	—	019-00	96	118	58	22d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Two handicap wins here last year but has struggled on his last three starts (one here)
NR (4)	Flying Frontier Bay J:Rowan Scott T:James Tate	J:Rowan Scott T:James Tate	123	—	1522-8	95	117	109	28d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Lightly raced 4yo who could have more to offer now back up in trip on second run of season
NR (17)	Scampi Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Andrew Balding	J:NON-RUNNER T:Andrew Balding	123	—	1064-0	95	-	-	29d	—	—	—	11.3	—	—
Non-runner

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Botanical	5/1	5/1	9/2	5/1	5/1
Epic Poet	13/2	7/1	13/2	6/1	13/2
Haunted Dream	7/1	15/2	7/1	13/2	7/1
Enfjaar	7/1	15/2	13/2	7/1	7/1
Remaadd	9/1	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1
Liberty Lane	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Crack Shot	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Kingfisher King	16/1	18/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Astro King	16/1	20/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Paradias	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Take Heart	18/1	18/1	16/1	16/1	18/1
Penzance	18/1	18/1	18/1	16/1	18/1
Box To Box	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Dual Identity	22/1	25/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Tony Montana	28/1	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Kihavah	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Euchen Glen	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1
Killybegs Warrior	50/1	50/1	50/1	33/1	50/1
Machete	50/1	50/1	40/1	40/1	50/1
Loyal Touch	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Enfjaar

25.3

OR: 12.3 Form: 10 Odds: 3.1

15/2

2nd

Euchen Glen

23.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0.6

50/1

3rd

Kingfisher King

21.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 8.6 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Penzance

20.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Loyal Touch

19.7

OR: 10.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Botanical

18.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.3

5/1

Paradias

17.9

OR: 11.3 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Haunted Dream

16.8

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Astro King

16.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

20/1

Kihavah

OR: 11.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Liberty Lane

15.9

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Remaadd

15.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Epic Poet

15.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Killybegs Warrior

14.6

OR: 13 Form: 1 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Box To Box

14.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Take Heart

12.9

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Dual Identity

12.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Crack Shot

12.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Tony Montana

11.6

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Marhaba The Champ

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Flying Frontier

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Scampi

11.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Machete

11.2

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Astro King	111	117	84
Botanical	107	119	94
Liberty Lane	106	118	104
Haunted Dream	104	121	111
Remaadd	103	115	93
Killybegs Warrior	102	118	96
Penzance	100	117	82
Enfjaar	99	119	74
Epic Poet	97	124	97
Dual Identity	97	120	93
Kihavah	97	119	101
Kingfisher King	96	122	94
Take Heart	96	114	79
Box To Box	96	119	102
Marhaba The Champ	96	118	58
Paradias	95	122	110
Flying Frontier	95	117	109
Scampi	95	—	—
Tony Montana	93	117	92
Euchen Glen	93	122	96
Machete	93	117	72
Loyal Touch	93	116	99
Crack Shot	92	122	102

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dual Identity	7d ago	Quick return
Machete	14d ago	Fit
Loyal Touch	14d ago	Fit
Euchen Glen	21d ago	Fit
Epic Poet	22d ago	Fit
Tony Montana	22d ago	Fit
Marhaba The Champ	22d ago	Fit
Enfjaar	23d ago	Fit
Crack Shot	24d ago	Fit
Botanical	25d ago	Fit
Haunted Dream	25d ago	Fit
Astro King	25d ago	Fit
Kihavah	25d ago	Fit
Box To Box	28d ago	Fit
Flying Frontier	28d ago	Fit
Take Heart	29d ago	Fit
Penzance	29d ago	Fit
Killybegs Warrior	29d ago	Fit
Scampi	29d ago	Fit
Liberty Lane	43d ago	Fit
Paradias	43d ago	Fit
Remaadd	51d ago	Fresh
Kingfisher King	274d ago	Long break